Mud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through Art by Meghan J.M. Caugh

Description: Mud Flower by Meghan J.M. Caughey Mud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through Art shows the perspective of a person who has a serious mental illness, who survives extreme treatments, who both family and the health system have given up on, but who defies all expectations and common beliefs of what is possible.Along the way, the author describes the role of art in her survival, grappling with how the life force can be either nurtured or destroyed by elements in our environment, such as nature, beauty, and art versus dehumanization and coercion.Mud Flower: Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through Art has won numerous book awards including the Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence, the Literary Titan Award, the Firebird Award, International Book Awards Finalist, and First Place of the Book Fest Award. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Meghan Jisho McDonald Caughey, M.F.A., born in Atlanta, Georgia, is an artist, musician, poet, and mental health activist. She has taught in art schools and universities in California and Oregon. Her drawings and paintings are exhibited and published nationally. A respected advocate in mental health reform, her essays have been published in medical journals. She is a keynote speaker and presenter at numerous mental health conferences. As a cellist, she previously performed with symphony orchestras. Currently, she is senior director of peer-delivered services at a health non-profit in Portland, Oregon. She has designed innovative behavioral health training curricula and programs. She is also a clinical faculty member of the Psychiatry Department at Oregon Health and Science University. Her service dog, Ananda, is her muse. Details ISBN1643885960 Short Title Mud Flower Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1643885960 ISBN-13 9781643885964 Format Paperback Subtitle Surviving Schizophrenia and Suicide Through Art Pages 258 Publication Date 2021-05-01 UK Release Date 2021-05-01 Imprint Luminare Press Author Meghan J.M. Caughey Publisher Luminare Press Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131982744;

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